Comb for the hair



May 13, 1958 w. L. GoULD 00MB FOR THE HAIR Filed April 3, 1956 INVENTOR. YM//W/f?? 60 U/Q United States Patent Office 2,834,357 Patented May 13, 1958 COMB FOR THE HAIR William L. Gould, Albany, N. Y.

Application April 3, 1956, Serial No. 575,751

2 Claims. (Cl. 132-109) My invention relates to combs and particularly to combs which may be used for coloring the hair.

The principal object of my invention is to provide a comb which may be used like an ordinary comb but which is also equipped with a desired coloring material which, when run in contact with the hair, will restore the hair to its original color. For example, gray hair may be darkened by using said comb.

I accomplish this object by the means described below and illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which- Fig. 1 is a side elevation view of my comb;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged section of Fig. 1 in the plane 2 2; and

Fig. 3 shows how the comb may be used to color the hair.

Referring to the drawing, my device may comprise any ordinary comb having a back 1 and a multiplicity of teeth 2 projecting therefrom. Secured to the comb, preferably in a zone adjacent one end thereof, is a piece of coloring material, such for example as mascara, 3 which overlies some'of the teeth of the comb. In order to secure the coloring material to the comb I provide a rigid 'plate 4, which may be of metal or any other suitable material, and which is secured to the back of the comb by any suitable means, such as the bolt 5 and nut 6; the nut preferably having a rough surface so that it may be readily turned by the fingers in order to tighten and loosen the plate. The plate overlies the coloring material 3 and clamps it in position overlying the teeth with its free edge 7 preferably closely adjacent the free ends of the underlying teeth.

In order to prevent the coloring material from slipping between the plate 4 and the teeth, the plate is provided with ridges or other means 9 which firmly engage the material.

Since combs are ordinarily provided with fine teeth and coarse teeth, the device as illustrated shows the coloring material aliixed adjacent the end of the comb and overlying several of the coarse teeth but it is to be understood that it may be placed at the other end of the comb over the liner teeth if desired.

While I have described my invention in its preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that the words which I have used are words of description rather than of limitation and that changes, within the purview of the appended claims, may `be made without departing from the true scope and spirit of my invention in its broader aspects.

What I claim is:

l. A comb for the hair comprising a back; a multiplicity of teeth projecting from said back; a flat piece of mascara, adapted to impart the color thereof to the hair when rubbed in contact therewith, overlying a number of said teeth adjacent one end of said comb; and manually adjustable means for clamping said mascara to one side of said comb with an edge thereof at various distances `from the free ends of the underlying teeth; the teeth throughout the major portion of the length of said comb being free of said mascara; whereby said comb may also be used without imparting color to the hair.

2. A comb for the hair comprising a back; a multiplicity of ne teeth and a multiplicity of coarse teeth projecting from said back; a llat piece of solid coloring material adapted to impart the color thereof to the hair when rubbed in contact therewith; a rigid plate overlying said coloring material; manually operable means securing said plate to the back of said comb with a portion of said coloring material clamped between said plate and a few of the coarse teeth of said comb adjacent one end only of said comb and with the free edge of said material adjacent the ends of the underlying teeth; all of the other teeth of said comb being free of coloring material; whereby said comb may be used for coloring the hair and also for combing the hair without imparting color thereto.

References Cited in the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 59,664 Schreiber Nov. 13, 1866 2,000,790 Rever May 7, 1935 2,660,182 Kaul Nov. 24, 1953 FOREIGN PATENTS 590,971 Great Britain Aug. 1, 1947 

